The almost-silent-movie “” recently won five Oscars. The producer and stars of a video mimicking that movie-making style hope to win $10,000 to fight invasive plants and provide wildlife habitat on the 91̽»¨ campus.
The is a finalist in a contest where the top 10 vote getters each receive $10,000 for tree-planting projects from Odwalla Inc.
The Restore the Montlake Cut project would use trees to shade out invasive plants, according to Hillary Burgess, 91̽»¨graduate student in the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences and a staff member for 91̽»¨Grounds Management.
The is among the 20 posted on the . Voting ends May 31.
The video stars Burgess, Teos Bisbee, a 91̽»¨undergraduate and chair of the outdoor committee for Students Expressing Environmental Dedication, or SEED; Steve Kryszko, a gardener for 91̽»¨Grounds Management; Lee Harrison-Smith, a local arborist; and Noca, the dog.
It was produced by Jennifer Leach, a 91̽»¨alumnus of environmental and forest sciences.
Two other Seattle-area projects are also among the finalists.